Fence



(No Modem G. P. RUHLE.

FENCE.

No. 456,064. Patented July `lll, 1891.

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GEORGE P. RUHLE, 0F SVENGEL, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 456,064, dated July14, 1891.

Application filed March 25, 1891. Serial No. 386,317. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. RUHLE, of

Swengel, in the county of Union and State of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Fence, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to an improved portable or stationary fence, andhas for its objects to provide a simple, strong, and inexpensive fenceof the style named, which will be easy to construct and when erected proin which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding` parts inboth the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of two panels or sections `of the fenceerected; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of one panel on the line 2 2in Fig. l.

The essential features of novelty and utility in this fence consist inconstructing each panel or section independent of adjacent panels orsections and anchoring each panel independently to prevent itsdisplacement. The panelsof the fence are alike vand are constructed inthe form of trestles. Adescription of one will suffice for any number.All are made ot' wooden material. Preferably the panels A are of alength which will afford a sufficient opening for a driveway through thefence if one panel is removed. The inclined posts ay are made of anysound material thatis nearly straight, and are properly spaced apart inpairs, resting with their lower ends on the surface of the ground andinclined oppositely, so that they will cross each other at a shortdistance below their upper ends. In the crotches formed by the crossedposts a, the rider-rails b are deposited and secured firmly by propermeans, wire nails being preferred. The rails c are located in the lowerforks of the crossed posts a and are attached to their inner surfaceswith nails, preferably wire nails.

At a point near the longitudinal center of each fence panel or trestle Aan anchorstake B is attached bya wire link d to the lower rail c of saidpanel, which link is secured by one end to the stake and removablylooped fast to the rail, and is made of such a proportionate length withregard to the distance from the rail c to the ground that the stake maybe driven nearly its entire length into the ground, directly below thepoint e, where the link d is connected with the rail it engages.

Upon the inner surface of the posts a, near the ground, on aligningseries of the same, a rail g is secured by any proper means, preferablyby wire nails, on each side of the panel. The parallel rails c and g areadapted to receive a series of spaced pales h, which are secured atproper intervals apart upon the rails mentioned. Y

Between the rider-rail b and lower rail c of each panel or trestle A thediagonal braces h are secured, preferably as shown in Fig. 1, the innerends of the braces engaging the sides of center posts a of the panel andthe outer ends having a firm attachment upon the outer pairs of similarposts directly below the rider-rail b, thus binding the parts together.The provision of the stake B for each panel serves to anchor eachsection of afence independently, and as these panels or trestles areerected with their ends in close proximity to each other a strong andsecure fence is aorded, which, from its peculiar construction, requiresbut a minimum quantity of material as compared to stake-and-rider orworm fences ofthe ordinary form. Should occasion require, anyone or moreof the'panelsA maybe removed to afford a passage-way through the fenceby a removal of the anchor-stake B of said panel, and, if necessary, theentire line of fence can be quickly changed in position.

The peculiar construction of the panels A in trestle form affords asubstantial brace against the wind or encroachment of animals.

Having thus describedviny invention, what I claim as new, and desire tovsecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A fence composed of a series of panels that are independent, eachpanel composed of three pairs of posts a, each pair crossed near theupper ends of the posts, a rider-rail b in the top crotch, a parallelrail c in the lower crotch, both afiized to the posts, stiffeningdiagonal braces 71 between the rails b c,v

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secured at their ends to the posts d, a rail g on each side of thepanel, attached to the posts a near the ground, and an anchor-stake Bfor each panel, connected to the rail c by a link (l and driven into theground verticallly below said rail, substantially as described.

2. A fence composed of a series of panels that are independent, eachpanel being conlposed of three pairs of crossed posts a, having arider-rail b in the top crotches, a lower crotch-rail c, both secured tothe posts d, two rails g, secured on the post-s near the ground andparallel with the rail c, diagonal braces 7L,a'l`1ixed at their ends onthe posts (t between tlie rails b c, pales 7L, affixed on the rail c andone of the rails g, andan anchor-stake B, driven into the groundvertically below the rail e and connected to it by a detachable Wirelink (l, substantially as described.

GEORGE P. RUHLE.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL F. RUHL, CHRISTIAN SCHNURE.

